Popular Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike has reacted to those criticising nightclub owner and businessman, Obi Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana.
According to Emeka, those criticising the lavish display of wealth at the weeklong grand burial of Obi Cubana’s mum have no right to do so.
In an interview with The Punch, the Nigerian actor said it was quite unfortunate that Nigerians took it upon themselves to mind the business of another man who was busy making his money.
He said:
“We all mind one another’s business in this country because people are always looking for the negative things. As he (Iyiegbu) is spending, it shouldn’t be anybody’s problem.
He is simply having fun. And if it is a way of honouring his late mother, what stops him from calling his friends to come around and celebrate her life?
Maybe, that’s his way of doing it. He has also said that he has helped many people and many of them would want to repay the favour.”
Ike also disagreed with those who said that Nollywood painted most rich Igbo people as occultists. He said,
“There are different ways people can show their affluence. Some might choose to ‘spray’ money and it could be a one-off thing. I don’t think I have heard Kanayo Kanayo spraying money anywhere before now.
“We are not going to carpet all that because of someone spraying money at a function. Maybe Cubana had been nice to them and they decided to spray that amount of money. However, it is left for the government to decide whether to ban spraying of money or not.”
